Short Course on Aerodynamic Blade Design
Steady-State Aerodynamics Codes for HAWTs:
Their Use in Blade Design and Related Issues
With An Emphasis on PROPID
Michael S. Selig, James L. Tangler, and Philippe Giguère
Created on 9/3/99
Course Outline
Part I: Blade Design Methods and Issues
- Survey of steady-state aero-performance codes and methods
- Blade design tradeoffs and issues (aerodynamics, structures,
cost, and noise)
- Criteria for airfoil selection and NREL airfoils
- Post-stall models
Part II: PROPID
- Direct vs inverse design
- Inverse design capabilities of PROPID
- Blade design examples and working session
Part III: Airfoil Data
- PROPID airfoil data files and treatment of the data
- Computational vs experimental results
- Methods used to simulate leading-edge roughness
Part IV: Blade Geometry Optimization
- Approaches to optimization
- Overview of PROPGA
Part V: Summary
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